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Activists fire salvo at Karl Rove election efforts

The battle between conservative activists and Karl Rove continues. A group led by Brent Bozell that includes Tea Party leaders is now urging donors of American Crossroads, the super PAC co-founded by Rove, to

Activists fire salvo at Karl Rove election efforts

Republican strategist Karl Rove is a co-founder of the American Crossroads super PAC, which spent heavily in the 2012 elections.(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, AP)

The battle between conservative activists and Karl Rove continues.

A group led by Brent Bozell that includes several Tea Party leaders is urging top donors of American Crossroads, the super PAC co-founded by Rove, to rethink their political giving as the GOP strategist launches an effort to promote electable candidates in 2014.

"Mr. Rove and his allies must stop blaming conservatives for his disastrous results," the letter reads. "It is time for him to take ownership of his record. He must also stop posturing himself as a conservative: His record supporting wasteful government spending and moderate candidates over conservatives spans decade."

The letter is signed by Bozell, chairman of the group ForAmerica, and 17 others including Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Express leader Amy Kremer and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.

Rove has created an uproar with plans for the Conservative Victory Project, aimed at ensuring GOP victories in the 2014 congressional elections. Last year, high-profile Republican nominees Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock lost what were winnable Senate races because of controversial remarks on rape and abortion. Rove has said his effort should not be viewed as "Tea Party vs. establishment."

Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for American Crossroads, sent this statement in response to our inquiry.

"We are relentlessly focused on stopping President Obama's agenda, winning the Senate and expanding the conservative majority in the House," Collegio said.

American Crossroads President Steven Law said that by the time the 2014 elections are in full swing, the disputes between the Rove organization and the conservative activists will be minimal. "There are going to be lots of disagreements on policy and things along the way, but in the end, we're going to be unified," Law said.